DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2012 Issue 12 (December)

Benchmark of the Week: Discharge management denial rates, 99238-99239

This chart displays the hospital discharge management codes’ denial rates for the 18 physician specialties that used the codes most frequently in 2011. Based on a Part B News analysis of the latest Medicare claims data, the denial rates for both 99238 (30 minutes or less) and 99239 (More than 30 minutes) are presented for each specialty, presented below in alphabetical order.

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